Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Vitaly Mutko, Minister of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy
The two officials discussed expansion of the existing federal targeted programme to boost grassroots sports. They discussed ways to accelerate the construction of sports facilities, including those for winter sports, and projects in which Russian regions would focus on the development of specific kinds of sport. The Prime Minister also mentioned potential uses for the Olympic facilities in Sochi after 2014.
Vladimir Putin and Jacques Rogge discussed the construction of Olympic venues, including the Olympic University, the foundation stone of which has been laid today. The prime minister expressed his hope that the university would become “a successful, important and necessary institution that will promote the Olympic values and train necessary specialists.”
“It’s time to launch another project: we must lay the foundation stone for the future Russian International Olympic University. We are grateful to the International Olympic Committee for supporting this project. Five hundred students will study at this university, and 150 educators will work here. We cherish our traditions of training athletes,” Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said at the ceremony.
Events for 6 june 2010
Events for 5 june 2010
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meeting with Minister of Education and Science Andrei Fursenko
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Minister of Education and Science Andrei Fursenko discussed the integration of postgraduate research and academic science, preparations for the launch of the Far Eastern University project, and the preparedness of universities for admitting high school graduates.
